We praise the Lord for the Victoria Conference in Montreal this past May. Through this annual blending conference of the churches in eastern Canada, the Lord released His word richly,bringing the saints into oneness. There were 260 full time attendees with the number surpassing 320 on Lord’s day from twelve localities, including even ones from the Vancouver area and the Maritime provinces. The saints blended together with overflowing joy and...

Scripture Reading: Gen. 16:1—17:14; Gal. 4:21-31 I. Sarah and Hagar, the wife and the concubine of Abraham, are an allegory of two covenants—the covenant of promise and the covenant of law—Gen. 16:1-3; Gal. 4:24: II. We need to consider Galatians 4:21-31 in the light of Abraham’s experience in Genesis: Extract from Witness Lee (2013). The Holy Word for Morning Revival: CRYSTALLIZATION-STUDY OF GENESIS 2. Week eighteen. Living Stream Ministry...

Scripture Reading: Gen. 14; Heb. 7:1-4, 25-26; 8:2 I. To live by faith, as Abraham did, is to cooperate with Christ in His heavenly ministry, not only by living a life of the altar and the tent but also by fighting for the brother— Gen. 12:7-8; ch. 14; Rom. 4:12: II. After Abraham’s victory “Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine. Now he was priest of God the Most High”—Gen. 14:18: III. The apostolic ministry in cooperation...

Scripture Reading: Gen. 12:7; 15:7-21; Gal. 3:14; Col. 1:12; 2:6-7 I. For the fulfillment of God’s purpose two things are required—the seed and the land; both the seed and the land typify Christ, who is the centrality and universality of God’s economy—Gen. 12:7; Col. 1:18; 3:10-11. II. The Lord spoke to Abraham repeatedly concerning the land, saying, “Now lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and...

Scripture Reading: Gen. 12:7; 13:15-16; 15:2-6; Gal. 3:7, 16, 29; Rom. 3:24; 4:2-5 I. For the fulfillment of His purpose God must have the seed (Gen. 12:7; 13:15-16; 15:3, 5): II. Through faith in Christ Jesus, the unique seed, we are all sons of God and sons of Abraham (Gal. 3:7, 26, 29): III. “The word of Jehovah came to him, saying,…[He] who will come out from your own body shall be your heir. And He brought him outside and said,...

Scripture Reading: Josh. 24:2-3; Acts 7:2; Heb. 11:8-10; Gen. 12:1-3, 7-8; 13:3-4, 18 I. As believers in Christ, we are the corporate seed of Abraham, repeating the history of Abraham (Rom. 4:11-12): II. The first Hebrew was Abraham, the father of all those who contact God by faith; therefore, God is called “the God of the Hebrews” (Gen. 14:13; Exo. 7:16; 9:1, 13; Rom. 4:11-12; Heb. 1:1): III. If we would walk in the steps of Abraham’s...